76
76
Feb 26, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 76
favorite 0
quote 0
also, does this lead to a rethinking about sure strength of the taliban, given you miscalculated the tax initiative? >> this is a regrettable error that was discovered during a routine quality check. making the appropriate adjustments. the fact that 80% of the violence taking place in areas remains unchanged. as we've said repeatedly, we pushed the taliban out of the population centers and they've failed to retake any areas they lost during the surgeon this remains true. additionally, the trend to currently are annoyed for the vast majority of operations and have taken a leading role in providing security for 87% of the country's population. there's a tendency to fixate on one metric, a particular database number or insider attacks are casualties. the complete picture process in afghanistan is more nuanced and i would encourage you to look at the overall picture. we're looking to fix this database error that we will report further information as we have it, probably from kabul. we will take a look at any adjustments you need to be made to the 1230 report. >> does that also call into
also, does this lead to a rethinking about sure strength of the taliban, given you miscalculated the tax initiative? >> this is a regrettable error that was discovered during a routine quality check. making the appropriate adjustments. the fact that 80% of the violence taking place in areas remains unchanged. as we've said repeatedly, we pushed the taliban out of the population centers and they've failed to retake any areas they lost during the surgeon this remains true. additionally, the...
95
95
Feb 15, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
taxpayers money from being funneled to the talibans, and that you will help us, senator ayotte and i in particular, working on this issue, help us to strengthen the law. >> sir, you have my commitment. >> thank you. very happily come you are prepared -- your prepared testimony mentioned the unity of effort, that's your phrase, and i think it's a good one, on the battlefield, and i think it's equally important we have that unity of effort and stopping american taxpayer money from in effect aiding the enemy in afghanistan where corruption has been unfortunately so rampant. one of the areas where i think it can be applied more effectively is in u.s.a. and state department aide and i like your commitment that you will help us in effect improved a lot in that regard. >> [inaudible] >> thank you. i understand you have made that is part of her commitment that you will help us do that. >> yes, sir. >> thank you. let me ask you now, general austin, about syria. as part of that trip we visited the refugee camps in northern jordan, and i must say very powerful and moving experience to see the c
taxpayers money from being funneled to the talibans, and that you will help us, senator ayotte and i in particular, working on this issue, help us to strengthen the law. >> sir, you have my commitment. >> thank you. very happily come you are prepared -- your prepared testimony mentioned the unity of effort, that's your phrase, and i think it's a good one, on the battlefield, and i think it's equally important we have that unity of effort and stopping american taxpayer money from in...
77
77
Feb 7, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 77
favorite 0
quote 0
on that day, hundreds of taliban fighters ambushed american combat outposts from all sides with grenades, machine guns, mortars and rifles. heavily outnumbered, clint and his fellow soldiers quickly fought back in what would turn out to be a deadly day-long battle. sergeant romashay fought valiantly. he darted into danger to draw out the enemy many times. he himself took out a machine gun team. he was working to take out a second when he was wounded by shrapnel from an exploding grenade. his medal of honor citation reads -- quote -- "undeterred by his injuries, staff sergeant romashay continued to fight, and upon the arrival of another soldier to aid him and the assistant gunner, he again rushed through the exposed avenue to assemble additional soldiers. with complete disregard for his own safety, he continually exposed himself to heavy enemy fire as he moved confidently about the battlefield engaging and destroying multiple enemy targets, end of quote. staff sergeant romesha exemplified the values that theodore roosevelt, also a medal of honor recipient, spoke of when he said -- quote -
on that day, hundreds of taliban fighters ambushed american combat outposts from all sides with grenades, machine guns, mortars and rifles. heavily outnumbered, clint and his fellow soldiers quickly fought back in what would turn out to be a deadly day-long battle. sergeant romashay fought valiantly. he darted into danger to draw out the enemy many times. he himself took out a machine gun team. he was working to take out a second when he was wounded by shrapnel from an exploding grenade. his...
107
107
Feb 25, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
generally get addicted when they were teenagers, generally want to stop at the time they're 30 and 20 taliban it's bad for them, you remind them of the fact that they couldn't control their own destiny so they get anxious, and what did they do? facebook. it's a coping mechanism. we get a large trial at colombia university sponsored by the nih. wanting as with which we can have depressed people in the trial. we had to cancel the trial but we couldn't find a single smoker who was not clinically depressed. the fundamental insight yet again is what to do to help these folks? i would argue that you take a couple different paths. one is show them what's happening. this is what a smoker's lung looks like. you can't hide from the. just look at the darn thing. at 11:00 you see that? as emphysema. the dark tar deposits is pretty evident as well from the cigarettes. and when you see that you have awareness and understanding why this matters to you. but the second insight you have, we offer is there certain times you can change people's minds. as a heart surgeon i don't have a lot of control of people wh
generally get addicted when they were teenagers, generally want to stop at the time they're 30 and 20 taliban it's bad for them, you remind them of the fact that they couldn't control their own destiny so they get anxious, and what did they do? facebook. it's a coping mechanism. we get a large trial at colombia university sponsored by the nih. wanting as with which we can have depressed people in the trial. we had to cancel the trial but we couldn't find a single smoker who was not clinically...